Here's for some major female empowerment.
Women have done some rad stuff in history; much of which has been underreported or long forgotten. We've done our homework though and found many a local female badass in our city's backstory. Take a look at some of the coolest women to leave their mark on San Francisco history.
Lillie Hitchcock Coit, "Firebelle Lil"
The namesake of Coit Tower, Lillie Hitchcock Coit, was so obsessed with firefighting in San Francisco that she became an honorary member of Knickerbocker Engine Company No. 5. Coit was one of the boys, smoking cigars, wearing pants, and even dressing up as a man so she could gamble in North Beach.
